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The queen of jagged little pills. This track defined the "cool girl" cynicism of the mid-90s, blending folk-rock with post-grunge swagger.

Borrowing heavily from Wire (and winning a lawsuit about it), this track is two minutes of robotic, sexy, minimalist garage rock. TOP 100 ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS

Alternative rock is not just guitars. This bass-heavy, paranoid hip-hop track was played on rock radio because it was too weird for hip-hop radio. The queen of jagged little pills

The blueprint for "space rock" and a direct influence on Deafheaven and Deftones. "She wants to know what the stars are... she wants to blow them out." Heavy, melodic, perfect. Alternative rock is not just guitars

The heaviest song on this list. The Melvins are your favorite band's favorite band. This sludge-fest is the primordial ooze from which Nirvana crawled.

The happiest sad song ever written. The swelling strings and the quiet verse/loud chorus dynamic are executed to absolute perfection.